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General Biology at Wheaton College Illinois

General Biology at Wheaton College Illinois

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Wheaton College Illinois has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and approximately 2,908 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Wheaton College Illinois General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Wheaton College Illinois General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Wheaton College Illinois is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at Wheaton College Illinois

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Wheaton College Illinois.

Wheaton College Illinois General Biology Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Wheaton College Illinois since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Wheaton College Illinois are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wheaton College Illinois with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Wheaton College Illinois. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wheaton College Illinois. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 33

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Wheaton College Illinois.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Medical Scientists 3,510 $87,660
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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